Cockpit module assembly including air conditioner for vehicle

Inactive Publication Date: 2002-03-05
DENSO CORP
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It is another object of the present invention to provide a vehicle cockpit module assembly which restricts a transmission of vibration generated by the operation of a blower unit to a steering device.
Preferably, the air-conditioning unit is disposed inside the dashboard at an approximate center position in a vehicle right-left direction, the air-conditioning unit has an air-conditioning case for defining an air passage through which air flows into the passenger compartment, at least a part of the air-conditioning unit is fixed to the dashboard, and the air-conditioning case has a fixing portion at a vehicle rear side position for fixing a center cluster in which plural electrical components are integrally gathered. The plural components are a radio, an audio device and the like, for example. Because the fixing portion for fixing the center cluster is provided in the air-conditioning case on the vehicle rear side, the fixing portion can be readily simply formed at a position adjacent to the center cluster without a specific bracket for the center cluster. Accordingly, the attachment structure of the center cluster can be made simple with a reduced size.

Problems solved by technology

Because the strengthening rod is generally disposed at a vehicle rear upper side of the air conditioner, the blower unit and the air-conditioning unit dangle unstably on the strengthening rod, and therefore, the air conditioner is readily vibrated due to a vehicle vibration.
Further, because a steering device is generally supported by the strengthening rod, vibration generated by the operation of the blower unit is readily transmitted to the steering device through the strengthening rod.
Therefore, the attachment structure for fixing the center cluster to the strengthening rod becomes complex.

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A first preferred embodiment of the present invention will be now described with reference to FIGS. 1-5. FIG. 1 shows an assembling state of a main portion of a cockpit module assembly 10 within a vehicle. In the first embodiment, the cockpit module assembly 10 is mounted on the vehicle to correspond to the arrangement in a vehicle up-down direction, in a vehicle right-left direction and in a vehicle front-rear direction, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 5.

The cockpit module assembly 10 is constructed by assembling plural components such as an air conditioner 30 inside a dashboard 20. In the first embodiment, the cockpit module assembly indicates not only an integrally assembled structure inside the dashboard 20 but also a mounting structure of the integrally assembled structure using suitable jigs on the vehicle.

In the first embodiment, the present invention is typically applied to a vehicle having a right steering wheel. As shown in FIG. 1, the air conditioner 30 includes a blower unit ...

fifth embodiment

When a cockpit module assembly of the fifth embodiment is mounted on the vehicle, while the elastic seal member 57 is assembled to the partition wall 52 from the side of the passenger compartment, the drain pipe 33, the refrigerant pipe joint 59 of the evaporator 32b and hot water pipes 60a, 60b of the heater core 32c penetrate through the through holes of the elastic seal member 57 and the partition wall 52 to protrude into the engine compartment 50. Thereafter, the elastic seal member 58 is assembled to the partition wall 52 from the side of the engine compartment, so that the drain pipe 33 and the hot water pipes 60a, 60b penetrate through the through holes 58b, 58e, 58f. Next, drain pipe 33 is fastened to the partition wall 52 through both the elastic seal member 57, 58 by using a nut 56.

Further, the refrigerant pipe joint 61 on the side of the engine compartment 50 and the refrigerant pipe joint 59 for the evaporator 32b are tightly fastened and fixed by screw members (not show...

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Abstract

In a vehicle cockpit module assembly having at least an air conditioner disposed inside a dashboard, a protrusion piece for determining an arrangement position of an air-conditioning unit of the air conditioner within the dashboard is provided at the air-conditioning unit. A front load support portion for supporting a front side load of the air-conditioning unit is constructed by a drain pipe of the air-conditioning unit, and a rear load support portion for supporting a rear side load of the air-conditioning unit is constructed by rear foot ducts of the air-conditioning unit. Accordingly, in the cockpit module assembly, the air conditioner can be stably supported in the vehicle.

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1. Field of the InventionThe present invention relates to a cockpit module assembly for a vehicle, in which plural components such as an air conditioner are readily assembled as a single assembling body to a portion inside a dashboard of the vehicle.2. Description of Related ArtIn a conventional vehicle structure, a blower unit and an air-conditioning unit of an air conditioner are fixed to a strengthening rod extending in a vehicle right-left direction inside a dashboard, so that the blower unit and the air-conditioning unit are integrally assembled through the strengthening rod. Because the strengthening rod is generally disposed at a vehicle rear upper side of the air conditioner, the blower unit and the air-conditioning unit dangle unstably on the strengthening rod, and therefore, the air conditioner is readily vibrated due to a vehicle vibration.Further, because a steering device is generally supported by the strengthening rod, vibration generated by the operation of the blower...

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IPC IPC(8): B60H1/00
CPCB60H1/00528B60H1/00542B60H1/00535
Inventor MIZUTANI, SATOSHISHIKATA, KAZUSHINUMAZAWA, SHIGEOKAMIYA, TOMOHIRO
Owner DENSO CORP
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